Request a Virtual Machine

To request a VM on Bridges, please complete this form. We will contact you within one business day once we receive your request.

Accounting

Once your VM has been established, it is reserved for your use for the period you request. Note that Service Units (SU) will accrue for the entire time your VM is reserved, whether you are actively using it or not.

SUs accrue at the rate of 1 SU per core-hour. For example, requesting a VM with one core for one week will result in 168 SUs being deducted from your allocation; a one core VM reserved for one year will result in 8760 SUs deducted from your allocation.

Likewise, a VM with 2 cores accrues 336 SUs per week and 17,520 SUs per year.

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... is a uniquely capable resource for empowering new research communities and bringing together HPC and Big Data. Bridges is designed to support familiar, convenient software and environments for both traditional and non-traditional HPC users.

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.